Q: Is 2,464,528 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,464,528 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 2,464,528 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 19 22 38 44 67 76 88 121 134 152 176 209 242 268 304 418 484 536 737 836 968 1,072 1,273 1,474 1,672 1,936 2,299 2,546 2,948 3,344 4,598 5,092 5,896 8,107 9,196 10,184 11,792 14,003 16,214 18,392 20,368 28,006 32,428 36,784 56,012 64,856 112,024 129,712 154,033 224,048 308,066 616,132 1,232,264 and 2,464,528, with no remainder.

Since 2,464,528 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,464,528, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).